With Italian and Hungarian blood within her, Carmen Dell’Orefice was born in New York City, raised by the constant bickering and frequent break ups and reconciliations. She lived in foster homes or with other relatives during her parents’ conflicts and fights.

Just at the age of 13, she was introduced to the modeling business by the wife of photographer Herman Landschoff. At the age of 15, however, her godfather introduced her to Vogue, and she signed a modeling contract. She became the favorite model of Erwin Blumenfeld, photographer, who shot her first cover.

Unfortunately, her modeling income was not enough to keep and sustain the family. She was very malnourished that designers and stylists had to pin her dresses in the back. Her mother and she added to the family income by making clothes.

Despite the early success of Carmen, Vogue lost interest in her. Her absolutely thin frame needed medical help; doctors gave her shots to start puberty—which gave her curves that brought her back to work and restarted her career. On July July 19, 2011 she was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of the Arts London, in recognition of her contribution to the fashion world. Also, the university gave a retrospective exhibition curated by illustrator and long-time friend of hers, David Downton, showing all of Dell'Orefice’s Vogue covers, career highlights, and photographs from her personal archives.

Carmin Dell’Orefice is the pure and ultimate proof the age is just a number; that beauty is timeless and can be found not only on the surface, but underneath the skin as well.

Being stylish is fun because you get the chance to show an image that is very pleasing to the eyes. It gives you the power to express your feelings. However; your comfort should never be discarded and abused just so you would can look trendy. Here are five reasons why comfort comes first before style:

1. Comfort = Freedom

Wearing comfortable clothes means being able to move around freely without the worry of messing up your outfit! And losing a bit of your poise isn’t that bad. Shailene Woodley, the star from Divergent and the Fault in Our Stars, has been putting comfort over style since the beginning of her career!

2. You need to breathe

Body hugging clothes is okay, body suffocating is not. It would not only mess up your breathing pattern, but it would also ruin your day - as you would most probably keep on tugging at your clothes to give space for your body to breathe in. Taking care of your health is DEFINITELY more important than style!

3. Your mind needs to relax

Choosing comfort over style means you are giving up the nervousness you feel about how people would think of your outfit. You would not need to impress anymore!

4. Comfortable clothing is cheap yet durable

Basic clothes such as plain shirts, denim pants, and the like are cheaper than clothes with excessive accessories and prints. Also, one of the benefits of comfortable clothes is that it doesn’t sacrifice its quality. No matter how many times you have worn them, they would still look the same as you first bought them.

5. Comfort opens doors to a new type of style—chic and laid back!

Sweatpants, hoodies, cardigans, and harem pants are all part of the laid back trend. Without sacrificing style, you would be able to feel comfortable because of the type of clothing you are wearing in soft and loose fabric.

The trend nowadays is mixing different generations of fashion— say a 70s hairstyle with a 50s dress. As much as retro is loved by every girl, a new style is stealing people’s hearts; it’s running around in the crowd, and making its way to the front row. Presenting….Space fashion!

(André Courrèges – Space Age collection, 1960s)

It all started in the 1960s, when young fashion designers produced clothing to emphasize the love of people for outer space.

The most notable space-themed designer was André Courrèges, a French fashion designer known for his ultra-modern designs; and together with Mary Quant, they invented the miniskirt. Using the powers of plastic and metal, he created the Space Age collection: where clothes were made with rough geometrical shapes. Boots, goggles, and shades completed the look.

(André Courrèges – Space Age collection, 1960s)

As the style gradually increased in means of popularity, the amount of space-themed fashion designers increased as well. Pierre Cardin, known for his avant-garde fashion and production of cut-out dresses, was fascinated by the idea of space fashion. Using vinyl, silver fabrics, and large zips, a new collection was born. 'The clothes that I prefer are those I invent for a life that doesn't exist yet - the world of tomorrow.' -- Pierre Cardin Past, Present, Future, 1990.

In late 2008, the age of Lady Gaga was born. Lady Gaga, a famous singer not only known for her incredible songs, but for her incredible and out of this world fashions as well. Marko Mitanovski, a Serbian designer who creates various outfits for Lady Gaga, is known for bizarre outfits such as Maleficent-like gowns, while heightening the hair in the form of deer antlers to complete the look.

In today’s fashion, Steven B. Wheeler has created a beautiful and convenient jacket, called the Space Jacket. It serves as a tribute to NASA for being pure heroes. It’s highly comfortable, and not to mention very stylish.

“I've been a space geek for as long as I can remember. As a kid, my parents would wake me and my brother before dawn, and we'd go out to a field to lie on our backs and watch the Perseids meteor shower. The local planetarium was my happy place. There were space shuttles, stars, galaxies, and ringed planets printed on the sheets of my little twin bed. I saved up my allowance and lawn-mowing money to buy model rocketry kits from the local hobby shop. My favorite book, Carl Sagan's Cosmos, was given to me by my 5th grade science teacher, who, on the weekends, was also a pilot.” — Steven B. Wheeler on his Space Jacket